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Lung Cancer: is a cancer that ignites in the lungs and most often exist in people who smoke. Two major types of lung cancer are non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. The roots of lung cancer include smoking, secondhand smoke, exposure to certain toxins, and family history. The treatments vary but may include surgery, chemotherapy, targeted drug therapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy.
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JAN 17, 2017Cancer
It’s estimated that as much as 90 percent of cancer deaths are due to metastasis - the spread of cancer from the p ...JAN 17, 2017Genetics & Genomics
epigenetics initiates pancreatic cancer metastasisWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 13, 2017Immunology
TGF-beta may be an “old story” in the study of cancer but a plot twist was recently encountered by scientist ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 12, 2017Videos
Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, but it's not just a smoker's disease. 15% of people diagnosed with lung ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 10, 2017Videos
If you've ever worked or lived in an old building, you may have encountered a notice about asbestos. This chemical has a ...JAN 07, 2017Cancer
Peppers are in the spotlight again this week as scientists reveal the biological mechanism behind the anticancer effects ...JAN 05, 2017Cancer
A large portion of melanoma cases prove fatal because the disease has already progressed beyond treatment options. Howev ...DEC 29, 2016Cancer
JUPITER, FL – December 29, 2016 – A new study led by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Resea ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 27, 2016Cancer
In a small fraction of cancer cases, doctors can’t trace the origin of the metastatic cancer because, mysteriously ...DEC 07, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Using Photodynamic Therapy to Kill Hard-to-Reach TumorsWritten By: Jennifer EllisDEC 07, 2016Cancer
Holidays festivities and celebrations usually call for a glass of wine (or two). But this holiday season, a study sugges ...DEC 01, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Could a long used diabetes drug be repurposed for cancer treatment? Researchers at Rice University have found a potentia ...Written By: Jennifer EllisNOV 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
All of the information needed for building an organism is contained within its genome, present in every cell. When new p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2016Cancer
Image Credit: Getty Images An experimental drug appears to pack a one-two punch against some prostate cancers, significa ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a historic, landmark clinical trial, Chinese researchers injected a patient with a shot of CRISPR-edited white blood ...NOV 16, 2016Cancer
LA JOLLA, CA – November 16, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) de ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory hope to squash any preconceived notions that the occasional cigarette ...NOV 04, 2016Immunology
Scientists are not quite sure why or how individuals develop scleroderma, and there is no current cure for the autoimmun ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 03, 2016Cardiology
Risk factors leading to cardiovascular disease are often thought to be obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, and environmental ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 02, 2016Cancer
Increasingly, doctors are recognizing the impact of genetic differences on disease and treatment outcomes. This realizat ...NOV 01, 2016Microbiology
A new study from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (USDA HNRCA) has shown ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2016Cancer
Head and neck cancers that are metastatic or resistant to cisplatin are notoriously aggressive. The prognosis for patien ...OCT 14, 2016Videos
When it comes to diet habits, what you eat directly influences your body - down to the molecular genetics level. Researc ...OCT 14, 2016Videos
In cancer treatment it could be said that the stakes are life and death. Treatment that works is essential for patients ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 17, 2017
Cancer
It’s estimated that as much as 90 percent of cancer deaths are due to metastasis - the spread of cancer from the p
...
JAN 17, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
epigenetics initiates pancreatic cancer metastasis
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 13, 2017
Immunology
TGF-beta may be an “old story” in the study of cancer but a plot twist was recently encountered by scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2017
Videos
Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, but it's not just a smoker's disease. 15% of people diagnosed with lung
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 10, 2017
Videos
If you've ever worked or lived in an old building, you may have encountered a notice about asbestos. This chemical has a
...
JAN 07, 2017
Cancer
Peppers are in the spotlight again this week as scientists reveal the biological mechanism behind the anticancer effects
...
JAN 05, 2017
Cancer
A large portion of melanoma cases prove fatal because the disease has already progressed beyond treatment options. Howev
...
DEC 29, 2016
Cancer
JUPITER, FL – December 29, 2016 – A new study led by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Resea
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 27, 2016
Cancer
In a small fraction of cancer cases, doctors can’t trace the origin of the metastatic cancer because, mysteriously
...
DEC 07, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Using Photodynamic Therapy to Kill Hard-to-Reach Tumors
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 07, 2016
Cancer
Holidays festivities and celebrations usually call for a glass of wine (or two). But this holiday season, a study sugges
...
DEC 01, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Could a long used diabetes drug be repurposed for cancer treatment? Researchers at Rice University have found a potentia
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
All of the information needed for building an organism is contained within its genome, present in every cell. When new p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2016
Cancer
Image Credit: Getty Images An experimental drug appears to pack a one-two punch against some prostate cancers, significa
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a historic, landmark clinical trial, Chinese researchers injected a patient with a shot of CRISPR-edited white blood
...
NOV 16, 2016
Cancer
LA JOLLA, CA – November 16, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) de
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory hope to squash any preconceived notions that the occasional cigarette
...
NOV 04, 2016
Immunology
Scientists are not quite sure why or how individuals develop scleroderma, and there is no current cure for the autoimmun
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 03, 2016
Cardiology
Risk factors leading to cardiovascular disease are often thought to be obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, and environmental
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 02, 2016
Cancer
Increasingly, doctors are recognizing the impact of genetic differences on disease and treatment outcomes. This realizat
...
NOV 01, 2016
Microbiology
A new study from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (USDA HNRCA) has shown
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2016
Cancer
Head and neck cancers that are metastatic or resistant to cisplatin are notoriously aggressive. The prognosis for patien
...
OCT 14, 2016
Videos
When it comes to diet habits, what you eat directly influences your body - down to the molecular genetics level. Researc
...
OCT 14, 2016
Videos
In cancer treatment it could be said that the stakes are life and death. Treatment that works is essential for patients
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim